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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

An End of an Era

The Detroit Red Wings were eliminated from playoff contention on Tuesday, losing to the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-1. This marks the end of a 25-season run of playoff appearances. The Wings won four Stanley Cups and made six Stanley Cup Finals appearances during their unprecedented run. What was going on during the 1991 year?

George H.W. Bush (The first Bush) was in the Oval Office.

The original "Beauty and the Beast" was in theaters.

"Love Will Never Do" by Janet Jackson was topping the charts.

The SNES was being released to the general public (SIX Nintendo consoles were released during this run, including the Switch).

The Detroit Lions made their only NFC Championship appearance, getting thwomped by the Washington Redskins, 41-10. This was also the last season the Lions won a playoff game (Cowboys by a score of 38-6).

The Gulf War was coming to an end.

A lot has happened since the Red Wings last missed the postseason, as you can tell.